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COURSE SCHEDULE & ASSIGNMENTS

Wednesdays:

All lessons are subject to change*

Class 1: Introduction & Overview

– August 28th

Class 2: Radio History

– September 4th

Readings: Only Connect Chapters 3 & 4. Login with password at https://libguides.brooklyn.cuny.edu/ld.php?content_id=75092864.

Assignment: Only Connect Q&A (see doc)

Watch/Listen: Amos & Andy, Father Coughlin, Aimee McPherson

Class 3: Part 1: Radio History. Part 2: Early TV/Commercial TV

– September 11th

Readings: 

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Assignment: Take Notes on the above chapters

Class 4: TV/Programs & Programming/Ratings 

– September 18th

  • The American TV Industry:
    • Chapter 1 – Key Players
    • Chapter 2 – Audiences & Advertising
    • Chapter 3 – TV Programming

Readings: 

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Assignment: Research your shows!

Class 5: Part 1 – Fantasy TV Draft. Part 2 – Non-Commercial TV/Radio

– September 25th

Readings: 

  • Head’s Broadcasting:
    • Chapter – Programs & Programming
    • Chapter – Ratings

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The History & Politics of Public Radio

  • Chapter 4 – Carnegie’s Lemon? The Birth of NPR

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Assignment: Work on your fantasy lineup and read about non-commercial television.

Class 6: Part 1 – Fantasy TV presentations. Part 2 – Non-Commercial TV/Radio & Catch-Up

– October 9th   

Readings: 

  • NBC History
    • NBC’s Dominate Decades

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  • The Sage Handbook: Broadcasting, Cable, & Satellites

Assignment: Be Prepared to present your Fantasy TV presentations and read about non-commercial television.

Class 7: Part 1 – Topic 1 – NPR/PBS Should Be Government Funded (Agree v Disagree). Part 2 – Discussion & Assignment

– October 16th

Readings: 

  • The History & Politics of Public Radio
    • Left, Right, or Always Establishment? The Bias Issue

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  • A Companion to the History of American Broadcasting:
    • Chapter 10 – Public Broadcasting, Josh Shepperd

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Assignment: Find your own research, be prepared to debate the argument.

Class 8: Part 1 – 24 Hour News Networks are Good for America (Agree v Disagree). Part 2 – 24 Hour News Discussion & Assignment

– October 23rd 

Readings:

  • Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in America Politics
    • Chapter 3 – The Propaganda Feedback Loop
    • Chapter 5 – The Fox Diet

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Assignment: Find your own research, be prepared to debate the argument.

Class 9: Part 1 – Government & Regulation. Part 2 – Catch-up

– October 30th  

Readings: 

  • A Companion to the History of American Broadcasting:
    • Chapter 8 – A History of Broadcast Regulations

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  • The Fairness Doctrine PDF

Assignment: Be prepared to discuss The Fairness Doctrine and other Broadcast Regs.

Class 10: The Internet 

– November 6th

Topics: The Internet 

Readings: “Concise History of the Internet” – parts 1 & 2

Assignment: Be prepared to discuss the Internet and everything that comes with it.

Have your Streaming Project group members decided.

Class 11: Part 1 – Topic 3 – TBD

Part 2 – Full class discussion

– November 13th

Readings: Own research

Assignment: see Debate document

Streaming Network Choices Due Today!

Class 12: Part 1 – Topic 4 – TBD – Part 2 – Full Class Discussion 

– November 20th

Readings: Own research

Assignment: see debate document

Class 13: Part 1 – Streaming Projects

“Where Are We On the Streaming Wars?”

– December 4th

3 Streaming Presentations

Readings:

  • Netflix Big Data full numbers (December 2023)
  • Netflix & Big Data, Karin van Es

Open Access at https://doi.org/10.1177/15274764221125745.

  • From Networks to Netflix: A Guide to Changing Channels – ALL CHAPTERS via Group Work

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Class 14: Part 1 – Streaming Projects. Part 2: The Streaming Wars

– December 11th  

3 Streaming Projects

Final Discussion

Readings: